55 thoughts on “Signs of our Times”

  1. The former president struggled to open the door of his real-life metaphorical garbage truck and put women on notice with his threat to protect them, and Julia Roberts starred in a commercial reminding women they don’t have to tell anyone which way they’re voting.

  3. sign of a turning point in the race

    Actress Rosie Perez and Victor Martinez, Owner of Spanish Language radio station La Mega join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with continued reaction to the comments from the Trump campaigns rally at Madison Square Garden and how it has ignited new energy from Latinos and Puerto Ricans in their opposition to Donald Trump.

     

  4. 9 barrels pointed at her face, Liz Cheney is threatened by Trump in a  thinly veiled promise… shooting at her is the end of the statement.
    . 58% of men approve of this monster Trump. Every registered woman must vote… or else we are doomed and are headed for the goddam plane crashing into the mountain .

  5. From joy and JLo to insults and ‘alpha males’: Harris and Trump zero in on Nevada | Nevada | The Guardian

    […]
    Lopez walked out to her track Let’s Get Loud before she gave an emotional 13-minute speech on “the most important stage I’ve ever been on”.
    She made reference to Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally where US comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made disparaging remarks about Puerto Rico and its people, which she said is a reminder of how Trump “really is and how he really feels”.
    “It wasn’t just Puerto Ricans that were offended that day, it was every Latino in this country, it was humanity and anyone of decent character,” Lopez said
    She told the crowd “I believe in the power of women” and “I believe in the power of Latinos”. The actor and singer insisted: “There is no candidate in the history of the presidency that is more qualified and there is no job that Kamala Harris can’t do.” She also referred to Trump as “the biggest adversary internally that I think America has ever had”.
    [continues]

  6. dexter, thanks for alerting us to this latest threat

    Trump attacks Liz Cheney, says GOP critic wouldn’t be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her

    “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her,” Trump said. “Okay, let’s see how she feels about it. You know when the guns are trained on her face — you know, they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building,” Trump continued.

  10. Politico WH Bureau Chief Jonathan Lemire (MSNBC):

    “As Trump’s outbursts and violent rhetoric increase more and more behind the scenes that means he is getting worried. There is a growing anxiety at Mar-a-Lago that this might be slipping away from him.”

  12. Dammit. This had been put down, now it’s back. AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns. Supervisor of White House stenographers calls change in Biden’s “garbage” quote in official transcript “a breach of protocol and spoliation of transcript integrity between the Stenography and Press Offices.”

  13. craig, do you remember whether the DJT steno ofc had a similar gripe when the DJT press ofc changed “would” to “wouldn’t” in his who does he trust putin-or-u.s.intel response at Helsinki and are these the same people in the current steno ofc? 

  14. Liz Cheney says Trump comments were akin to death threat

    “This is how dictators destroy free nations,” Cheney, who has been a vocal critic of the former president, said Friday in a post on social platform X. “They threaten those who speak against them with death.”
    “We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant,” she added.

  15. Sounds familiar Pat. I do remember public complaints from at least one stenographer that Trump White House blew them off so they could do their own “transcripts” cleaning up what he said

    All I can say is thankfully Biden is not the nominee or this story could be a game changer.

  16. So, they said “don’t be so offended” after their hate rally but now they’re very offended?  How convenient for them.

    Biden called DeSantis after Helene and offered whatever was needed in relief efforts. Trump has threatened, from the campaign trail, to withhold federal disaster relief from blue states. The Maga faux-outage is laughable

  18. A friend writes: “Could it be that his internal polling is showing the race is slipping away and he’s now lashing out against women, who are the reason he’s losing?”

    My response: Yep, think so. He says it himself in rally speeches, “They tell me women don’t like me” — which is what prompts him to say all this stupid stuff. This is what has kept me so confident these last weeks. My investment in watching just about all of his rallies and interviews (and reading his online posts) for the past year taught me two things: 1) he is fundamentally insane, and 2) when, as now, swing voters actually see him in action they will run for their lives (and their dogs too)

  21. I agree with what Biden said no matter what he meant.     Every asshole in MSG who laughed at the Puerto Rico comment is garbage.   
    Olbermann says his internal polling is telling him high in order for him to claim after the the election that the polls had him winning so “they stole it”.     Or something like that.   Because no matter why, they’re going to claim it was stolen.  

  22. The neighbor with all of the flags, now had only a big American flag at the top, a smaller American flag below it, and all of the other flagpoles are empty.   My guess is that the n@zi rally at MSG was too much.  Gonna scan for lawn signs next time I go to town. 

    ps – Banananazi, who is fresh outta the slammer, has said to claim victory early…because MAGAt votes will be counted earlier than heavily-populated, blue areas. That big, red, US map is such visual bs. Cattle and cornstalks can’t vote.

    pps – Adolf also defaulted to his “dumb” label for Liz Cheney. He is soooo afraid of smart women.

  23. Orange Adolf, Women are going to vote Harris into office, and you will be sentenced for your crimes…whether you like it or not.  

  24. It’s very fitting that it’s the women who are going to plant him face first on the garbage pile.   

    I wish they all could be California girls.

  26. CBS has been particularly bad on their coverage.  It’s so close. They cry. But that’s because their analysis is so poor 
    They didn’t have an editorial to shut down so they are just makeing up stuff

  28. I want to be associated with Sturg’s 11:10 and BiD’s 11:35.
     
    Gas prices here in southern NH are below $3 a gallon.   I’ve noticed that grocery prices are dropping a bit too.

  29. https://www.deseret.com/business/2024/10/30/us-gas-prices-declining-seasonal-demand-presidential-election-middle-east-conflict/

    “The national average price of gasoline has continued its decline over the last week, as expected, as oil prices have sunk due to Israel avoiding attacks on Iran’s oil infrastructure, and seasonal decreases in demand are pushing gasoline lower, as is normal for this time of year,” De Haan said in a Monday blog post. “In addition to gasoline prices falling to their lowest level since January, the average price of diesel has now fallen to its lowest level in over three years.”

    “While many Americans may incorrectly credit the upcoming election for the declines, politicians have little influence over the strong seasonal forces that drive prices lower in autumn.”

    “States with the highest average prices currently include California, $4.53; Hawaii, $4.53; and Washington, $4.01, per GasBuddy data. States with the lowest average prices right now include Texas, $2.60; Mississippi, $2.65; and Louisiana, $2.69.”

  31. In Kansas City the gas prices always went down now because they reformulated the gas during the summer to reduce pollution. Summer gas was always 10 to 15 cents higher.
    Current price of gas at Sams Club, Springfield MO, $2.59. with my 5% discount for using my Sams Club credit card that comes to $2.46 a gallon. Life is good.
    Jack

  32. Relief is relief, but some will wrongly attribute it to manipulation by the Biden administration.  
    Sour tRUMPers will fill their tanks and bitch about it. 

  33. So, the hardcore, unapologetic n@zis like Stephen Miller will stay aligned with Orange Adolf, but was the MSG rally or Adolf’s most recent threat to Liz Cheney make any others peel off? What about those who claim to be Christian?
    Will any facility rent him space for another rally, sullying their venue? 

  37. Obama campaign manager, Harris senior adviser David Plouffe on X: “late deciding voters breaking by double digits” for Kamala, demographics of “remaining undecideds looking more friendly” to her.

  40. Many invectives were cast in response to my proddings, but all my swing-state Gen Z’s have voted 😎 🇺🇸 

    They say such horrible things! 😭

  41. I do not know of anyone who Liz Cheney has allegedly killed. By contrast, Donald Trump has killed hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands. 

    Correct me if I’m wrong.

  42. Republicans did say that Americans should risk their lives and communoties by exposing themselves and others to covid for the economy

    Nations like South Korea and New Zealand had comparatively negligible covid fatalities, better approaches were being taken in that moment

    a lot of blame lays with his garbage-ass supporters 😜

  43. “Contributor to Comment Section Of Left-Leaning Blog Calls Trump Supporters ‘Garbage-Ass’, Racist Political-Arsonists Very Offended, Story At 11”

  44. To put Bobby Brainworms in charge of healthcare is horrifying.   All of those children blind or deaf  after contracting measles, all of those kids crippled by polio, all of those dead from other preventable diseases because a demented, old creep put a junk science/conspiracy nut in charge of healthcare should be a criminal offense. Here’s hoping we don’t go down that road.

  45. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/01/americas/bolivia-cochabamba-military-base-intl/index.html

    “According to the Bolivian military’s statement, the “irregular armed group” kidnapped military personnel and seized weapons and ammunition from the base situated near the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba.”

    “Bolivian president Luis Arce said that the armed group was “affiliated” with former president Evo Morales, but did not offer evidence for the claim.”

    “The incident is the latest escalation in a period of unrest in the South American country as Morales and Arce clash ahead of the 2025 election.”

    “In recent weeks, Morales’ supporters have set up blockades on major highways across the country, including in Cochabamba, in reaction to the government unveiling human trafficking charges against Morales. The blockades, which Bolivian police said involve “violent armed groups,” have led to food and fuel shortages in some cities.”

    My anxiety gets worse when I read stuff like this, so I should stop reading stuff like this.

  49. “ I will go with her, wherever she wants, and we will fight” -45th President of the United States

    Hey, Mr. C, considering your experience in electoral politics, do you think “i want to physically assault women” is an effective closing argument?
     
    🤔
     

    HOW IS THIS RACE CLOSE AT ALL?!

  50. I remain convinced that while this race is closer than it oughta be, it still is simply not at all close.  It can’t be—so it’s not.  There are eighty-leven different levels of Hoodwinkery underway as we type.  We won’t know that for sure until Nov. 6 at the earliest, and then we’ll be too busy attempting to crush the attempt to steal to give a damn.  After the election is going to be worse than before the fucking election. 
    MAGAt Republicans are garbage.

  51. If someone made those threats in the workplace…hell, if a kid made them, they’d be committed for observation at the very least.  

    Orange Adolf is dangerous. Many of his MAGAt followers are willing to commit violence in his name. They learned nothing from those locked up for their part in J6.

  53. Tough guy. Stupid bastards from OK & MO warming up the crowd in Milwaukee, lying their asses off. 2020 never happened. And now Brainworm… Jesus help them. 

  54. I hope Donald’s performance tonight in Michigan with his microphone won’t get censored. All the kids need to see it.

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